On January 17, 2025, the Biden U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued an interim final rule with a request for comment that establishes technical guidelines for quantifying, reporting, and verifying the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with agricultural production of biofuel feedstock commodity crops grown in the United States in the context of environmental service markets. 90 Fed. Reg. 5497. The rule establishes guidelines for the reporting and verification of practices and technologies used to produce certain commodity crops that result in lower GHG emissions or increases in carbon storage. The notice notes that these practices are referred to in the context of this rule as climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices. The guidelines established through the rule articulate an approach for farm producers to quantify the GHG emissions associated with crops produced using one or more CSA practices. The guidelines also articulate a framework for how information regarding GHG emissions, resulting from the production of biofuel feedstock commodity crops, could be reported and tracked throughout the supply chain. The effective date was January 17, 2025. The notice states that USDA will consider comments received by March 18, 2025.